Nursing, the Balance of Mind, Body and Spirit

Happy Nurses Week!!!

Nursing Leadership Now On Display

They didn’t know as much about Kaiser Permanente when they chose KFSN. However, they did know the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing was ranked the #1 nursing school in California. And then they practiced and later helped build Permanente Medicine.

Nurse Scholars Academy Aims to Improve Patient Care

Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s academic partnership program is less than two years old, but already its participants are seeing positive results. Read about two Kaiser Permanente frontline nurses who are working toward their Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and say the program is helping them to become better nurses, better leaders, and better people.

Nursing Report 2016

A new report, produced by Northern California Patient Care Services under the leadership of Regional Chief Nurse Executive Theresa Brodrick, RN, highlights many of the accomplishments that region’s hospital nursing achieved in 2016. This engaging and informative publication is now available online. Read about the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery project, medical center-driven initiatives to improve the care experience for patients, the Nurse Scholars Academy’s mission to support nurses’ professional growth, and much more.

Dr. Scott received a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (1992) from East Carolina University and a Masters of Human Relations with an emphasis in Multicultural Organizational Development and Business Management from the University of Oklahoma in 1998 where she was recognized as the Walter Mason Graduate Student of the Year, Graduate Student Leader and Graduate Student Service Award honoree. In 2010, she was honored with a Doctorate in Humane Letters from the Eastern Theological Seminary University for her health care mission and service work in the U.S., Guatemala, Africa, and Cuba.

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Caritas Consortium 2016

Registration is now open!

Are you a fan of Caring Science? Or are you new to it? The annual Caritas Consortium is the Nurse Scholars Academy’s biggest event of the year. You are sure to be ignited into the Caring Science experience.

Get exclusive discounts, grants, and other benefits at Capella University

Our partnership between Kaiser Permanente and Capella University means big savings for you as you pursue your educational and career goals. Get a $2,000 grant for a graduate certificate in nursing or a $5,000 grant on select degree programs. You’ll also get a 10% tuition discount and have access to free nursing and professional development webinars.

Read about the Nurse Scholars Academy on InsideKP!

Elizabeth Schainbaum from InsideKP spoke with Mindy Reid and Matthew Elliott, two KP nurses who are currently enrolled in the RN to BSN program at Samuel Merritt University. Read about their experience.

The University of San Francisco shares how it is integrating Caring Science into their nursing programs.

“Powerful, beautiful, and a testimony of what quality partnerships and alignment look like in our communities helping us co-create the future we envision in KP”. That is what Jim D’Alfonso, our Executive Director, had to say when he saw the video featured in this article: